Wie man „centipede“ auf Englisch ausspricht
ˈsɛntɪpiːd
SEN·tih·peed
Hauptbetonung: SEN
Höre Muttersprachler „centipede“ im Kontext echter Videoclips sprechen
Linguistic Pronunciation Masterclass: “centipede”
Phonetic mechanics, syllable architecture, and conversational cadence
Syllable Architecture & Stress Distribution
SEN
Tense long vowel with sustained acoustic resonance.
tih
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
peed
Reduced vowel sound, relaxed jaw, and minimal vocal effort.
Primary emphasis falls on the first syllable ("SEN"). Raise your pitch and sustain the vowel length on this syllable while relaxing the surrounding syllables.
Common Pronunciation Traps & Learner Mistakes
The Trap: Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels.
How Native Speakers Say It: Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).
Connected Speech & Natural Conversational Flow
When followed by a vowel, insert a subtle glide (/w/ or /j/) to connect into the subsequent word without an abrupt glottal stop.
Maintain the stress-timed rhythm of English: compress unstressed syllables rapidly so the beat of "centipede" aligns naturally with adjacent words.
Authentic Spoken Quotes from Native Video Context
“the centipede's antenna detect the chemical traces emitted by its prey all the better to smell you with my dear”— Smithsonian ChannelWatch clip
“The giant centipede is so fearsome it’s even known to take on some of Australia's scariest snakes.”— SciShowWatch clip
“Centipede could not help it but asked the frog, "Bro, why are you staring at”— TEDx TalksWatch clip
“I found a centipede in my apartment um when my roommate and I were watching I Robot of course um and I saw how fast they moved and how agile they were as we”— Harvard UniversityWatch clip
“Kong centipede and I lost all my money from then on out one of the things that I love too is uh no matter where you're walking around no matter who you see”— StanfordWatch clip
“This Centipede video game is factory sealed from 1983 in mint condition.”— WIREDWatch clip
Aussprache üben: „centipede“
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the centipede's antenna detect the chemical traces emitted by its prey all the better to smell you with my dear
Im Kontext hören: “centipede”
91 ClipsThe Englisch word “centipede” is transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) as ˈsɛntɪpiːd (phonetic respelling: SEN-tih-peed). Phonologically, it consists of 3 syllables (SEN · tih · peed), with primary lexical stress placed on the 1st (initial) syllable (SEN). Grammatically, “centipede” functions as a noun. SayItVid indexes 91 authentic Englisch video clips demonstrating how native speakers articulate “centipede” in natural connected speech across American (US: 8 sampled), British (UK), and Australian (AUS) accents, including verified broadcasts from Smithsonian Channel, SciShow, TEDx Talks.
Spoken Video Transcripts & Contextual Quotes (5 Verified Clips)
- 🇺🇸 USSmithsonian ChannelClip #1 · @2:04
“chemoreceptors conveniently located in the centipede's antenna detect the chemical traces emitted by its prey all the better to smell you with my dear chemical traces emitted by its prey”
- 🇺🇸 USSciShowClip #2 · @3:50
“steak from Outback ever again. The giant centipede is so fearsome it’s even known to take on some of Australia's scariest snakes. scariest snakes.”
- 🇺🇸 USTEDx TalksClip #3 · @0:30
“and kept on staring at the centipede. Centipede could not help it but asked the frog, "Bro, why are you staring at the frog, "Bro, why are you staring at”
- 🇺🇸 USHarvard UniversityClip #4 · @0:49
“which has a very flexible body and many legs my project actually started because I found a centipede in my apartment um when my roommate and I were watching I Robot of course um and I saw how fast they moved and how agile they were as we Robot of course um and I saw how fast they moved and how agile they were as we”
- 🇺🇸 USStanfordClip #5 · @1:29
“to the arcade and that's where i met mr. and mrs. pacman and I met I met Donkey Kong centipede and I lost all my money from then on out one of the things that I love too is uh no matter where you're walking around no matter who you see I love too is uh no matter where you're walking around no matter who you see”
Definition & Bedeutung: “centipede”
- Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.
- A many-oared Chinese smuggling boat.
Beispielsätze im Kontext (3)
- “Centipedes differ from millipedes by having a single pair of legs on each body segment.”
- “the centipede's antenna detect the chemical traces emitted by its prey all the better to smell you with my dear”
- “The giant centipede is so fearsome it’s even known to take on some of Australia's scariest snakes.”
Häufige Redewendungen & Kollokationen
Aussprache: “centipede”
- Pronunciation:
- SEN-tih-peed
- Silben:
- SEN · tih · peed
- Written Hyphenation:
- cen · ti · pede
- Hauptbetonung:
- SEN
- IPA:
- ˈsɛntɪpiːd
- Im Kontext hören
- centipede
Reimwörter für “centipede”
-ɛntɪpidKlangidentische Wörter (Homophone)
Einzigartiger KlangFür "centipede" (⁄ˈsɛntɪpiːd⁄) sind keine exakten Homophone bekannt.
Häufige Fragen zu „centipede“
Wie spricht man „centipede“ aus?
„centipede“ wird als ⁄ˈsɛntɪpiːd⁄ (SEN-tih-peed) ausgesprochen. Höre dir die Videoclips von Muttersprachlern oben an, um es im echten Sprachgebrauch zu hören.
Wie viele Silben hat „centipede“?
„centipede“ hat 3 Silben: SEN · tih · peed.
Wo liegt die Betonung bei „centipede“?
Die Hauptbetonung bei „centipede“ liegt auf „SEN“. Achte in den Clips oben besonders auf die betonte Silbe.
Was bedeutet „centipede“?
Any arthropod of class Chilopoda, which have a segmented body with one pair of legs per segment and from about 20 to 300 legs in total.
Wie kann ich „centipede“ in echten Sätzen hören?
Diese Seite enthält 91 echte Videobeispiele für „centipede“ mit synchronisierten Untertiteln. Nutze Zurück / Weiter (oder die Pfeiltasten ← / →), um jedes Beispiel genau im Moment des Sprechens zu hören.
What is the most common pronunciation mistake when saying “centipede”?
Avoid pronouncing every vowel with full acoustic weight. Non-native speakers often over-enunciate unstressed vowels. Only give full vowel clarity to the primary stressed syllable. Relax all unstressed vowels into a neutral, low-energy schwa (⁄ə⁄).